Malign fate had broken their necks, perhaps, but never their hearts.

致命的厄运有时期断了他们的头颈，但从不曾扼杀他们的勇气。

I've had a number of friends become paralyzed, breaking their neck in shallow water, hitting the bottom, that's just hitting sand.

我很多朋友都瘫痪了，在浅水中折断脖子，触底，也就是撞到沙子。

They were forced down a steep flight of stairs, still tied back-to-back and in danger of slipping and breaking their necks at any moment.

他们被押下去，来到一个很陡的楼梯口，仍然被背对背地绑着，随时处于滑倒和摔断脖子的危险中。

In fact, they would almost certainly break their necks from just the strain of trying to push their lower jaws through the water.

事实上 它们几乎肯定会因为试图将下颚推入水中而折断脖子。

Mules flee like the wind with or without riders when they see a bear, and, if picketed, sometimes break their necks in trying to break their ropes, though I have not heard of bears killing mules or horses.

当骡子看到熊时，无论有没有骑手，骡子都会像风一样逃跑，如果被纠察，有时会在试图拉断绳索时折断脖子，尽管我还没有听说过熊杀死骡子或马。